Description: Planning the Unthinkable : How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons, Hardcover by Lavoy, Peter R. (EDT); Sagan, Scott Douglas (EDT); Wirtz, James J.; Wirtz, James J. (EDT), ISBN 0801437768, ISBN-13 9780801437762, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The proliferation of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons is now the single most serious security concern for governments around the world. Peter R. Lavoy, Scott D. Sagan, and James J. Wirtz compare how military threats, strategic cultures, and organizations shape the way leaders intend to employ these armaments. They reveal the many frightening ways that emerging military powers and terrorist groups are planning the unthinkable by preparing to use chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in future conflicts. Distinguished specialists consider several states and organizations that have this weaponry: Iraq, Iran, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel, as well as the Aum Shinrikyo cult. The contributors expose plans for using unconventional weapons, highlighting the revolutionary effects these arsenals might have on international politics and regional disputes. The proliferation of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons is now the single most serious security concern for governments around the world. Peter R. Lavoy, Scott D. Sagan, and James J. Wirtz compare how military threats, strategic cultures, and organizations shape the way leaders intend to employ these armaments. They reveal the many frightening ways that emerging military powers and terrorist groups are planning the unthinkable by preparing to use chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in future conflicts. Distinguished specialists consider several states and organizations that have this weaponry: Iraq, Iran, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel, as well as the Aum Shinrikyo cult. The contributors expose plans for using unconventional weapons, highlighting the revolutionary effects these arsenals might have on international politics and regional disputes.
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Book Title: Planning the Unthinkable : How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military / Weapons, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, World / General, Security (National & International)
Publication Year: 2000
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Author: Scott D. Sagan
Item Length: 9.2 in
Book Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
